Cybersecurity
Car Dealerships Across US Halt Services After Cyberattack
- CDK shut down most of its systems for hours on Wednesday
- Dealerships struggle to do business during Juneteenth holiday
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Thousands of car dealerships were ground to a halt during a normally busy holiday Wednesday by a cyber incident at CDK Global, a major software provider for dealers across the US.
The company “shut all systems down and executed extensive testing and consulted with external third-party experts,” Tony Macrito, a CDK spokesman, said in an email. The company’s core product — a dealer management system — and its digital retailing solutions have been restored, and CDK is testing all other applications and will provide updates as it brings them back online, Macrito said.